Hubert de Givenchy Quotes
The little black dress is the hardest thing to realize because you must keep it simple.
Quotes to Explore
-
I'm kind of obsessed with cool girls.
-
I think you could ask 10 English people the same question about class and get a very different answer.
-
I had several near death experiences or very, you know, close calls, if you may, in Iraq. You know, there was an incident where I was nearly kidnapped.
-
I'm under five feet; I'm very small, 4'11 1/2.
-
I try to stay focused.
-
I have made it a rule for a long time, not to part with the copyright of my drawings, for I have been so copied, my drawings reproduced and sold for advertisements and done in ways I hate.
-
I'm a black Catholic raised in Decatur, Georgia, which was very gang-infested. Then, I went to an all-white private high school and excelled in sports and wrote poetry, then played football at the University of Georgia, minoring in drama.
-
Woman begins by resisting a man's advances and ends by blocking his retreat.
-
In the end, crime doesn't pay.
-
I don't remember my first two marriages... the details are very sketchy.
-
I have to be honest - I don't love guns.
-
When you get to 15 and most of your teachers are priests, there's bound to be a conflict.
-
That's my only active wish. I think if I sang like Don Henley, this would be a lot more agreeable business.
-
One of my big fears is people saying my songs are all starting to sound the same.
-
It's my job, too, to keep up with pop culture and what the kids are into 'cause you don't want to sound like an old man trying to write for kids. I spend a lot of my time spying on them.
-
I have a number of vices, one of which is moderation.
-
I'm looking forward to writing more novels for young adults.
-
Looking back, it puzzles me that my parents decided to stay in Shanghai when they must have known that war was imminent. But the cotton works were my father's responsibility, and duty then counted for something.
-
I think there's a lot to be said for keeping your own counsel.
-
You're an artist when you're writing, a businessperson the rest of the time.
-
Pithy sentences are like sharp nails which force truth upon our memory.
-
Truth is not a virtue, but a passion. It is never charitable.
-
I've gone down to the Jersey Shore every summer since I was born. It's like a second home, and Asbury Park is like the capital - it's the center of all of it. Musically, it's incredible.
-
The little black dress is the hardest thing to realize because you must keep it simple.
